First, read the following articles.
From Juneteenth to the Tulsa massacre: What isn’t taught in classrooms has a profound impact. Educators said the history of systemic racism in this country and the contributions of Black people have been erased. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/juneteenth-tulsa-massacre-what-isn-t-taught-classrooms-has-profound-n1231442
Racism in America: Resources to Help You Understand America’s Long History of Injustice & Equality. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06/08/understanding-racism-inequality-america/?arc404=true
Reparations for Slavery. https://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2019082300
Check out the article on the latest news on efforts to erase Black history from schools:
Instructions:
Write a speech that would explain to all of America why African American History from after Reconstruction to the present should be taught.
Explain why every American should know African American history. You will be expected to use specific facts, events and people that you have learned from the articles and all African American leaders
You may research anywhere but you MUST use the links provided as the references.